Wearing-apparel.



J. K. GRIFFITH.

WEARING APPAREL APPLICATION FILED APR. 24. vI9I8.

Patented Apr. 1, 1919.

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WEARING APPAREL. APPLICATION FILED APR. 24. 1918.

1,299,329. Patented Apr. 1,1919.

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JACOB K. GRIFFITH, OF PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

WEARING-APPAREL.

Application filed April 24, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lmown that I, JAooB K. GRIFFITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittston, in the county of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in earing-Apparel; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to wearing apparel and especially to hoods and similar head coverings made from a single piece of rectangular sheet material, and has for its object to provide a hood of this character which will be comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, and more efficient in use than those which have been heretofore proposed.

With these objects in view the invention consists in the novel details of construction and combinations of parts more fully hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification in which like numerals and letters designate like parts in all the views Figure l is a diagrammatic plan view of a piece of sheet material suitable for producing the invention;

Fig. 2 is a view of the parts shown in Fig. 1, after the first fold is made;

Fig. 3 is a view of the parts shown in Fig. i

2 after the next fold is made;

Fig. 4 is a view of the parts shown in Fig. 3 after they have been turned upside down and through an angle of 180;

Fig. 5 is a view of the parts shown in Fig. 1 after they have been folded along the line 10;

Fig. 6 is a view of the parts shown in Fig. 5, after they have been folded along the line 15- Fig. 7 is a view of the parts shown in Fig. 6, after the lower edges thereof have been folded up preparatory to rolling the same;

Fig. 8 is a view of the parts shown in Fig. 7, after they have been turned over, or through an angle of 180;

Fig. 9 is a view of the parts shown in Fig. 8 after the member 17 hasbeen rolled up and the hood adjusted on the head of the wearer; and- Fig. 10 is a rear view of the hood shown in Fig. 9, in position on the head of the wearer.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 1, 1919.

Serial No. 230,418.

1 indicates a substantially rectangular piece of suitable sheet material, such for example, as a fabric, or cloth, and is preferably of a square form having sides of say 28 or 80 inches. The sheet 1 is first folded along its middle line 2, into the shape shown in Fig. 2, thus producing the folded members 3 and 4:, with the surfaces at and b of the sheet 1 on the inside of the fold,and its opposite surface 0 on the outside of said fold. The upper edge 5 of the member 4 is next turned backward, thus exposing the surface 1), and said member 4: is folded along its middle line 6, thus exposing its surface a and forming the flaps or folds 7 and 8, which fit singly up against or overlie one half of the surface 6 of the memher 3, as is indicated in Fig. 3. The folded material as it appears in Fig. 3 is next turned over bodily to expose the side 0 opposite the surface 7) into the position shown in Fig. 1. A corner of the material such for example as the right hand corner as seen in Fig. 4 may now be folded over along the line 10, when the parts will assume the position shown in Fig. 5. In this position a portion of the original surface a of the flap 7 is exposed, as well as a folded portion of the surface 5 of the part 3. The

fold along the line 10 down onto the surface a of a portion of the part 3, and of said parts 7 and 8 produces a double thickness of material having the edges 12 and 13 as shown. Next, the other corner of the material shown in Fig. 4, may be folded along the line 15 into the position shown in Fig. 6.

This last mentioned fold causes another part of the member 3 to be folded back onto itself and gives rise to the overlying edges 16 and 13. It also brings uppermost another portion of the surface 6 of member 3, as

well as another portion of the surface a of the fold 7.

It will be observed that the edge 18 of member 3 is continuous from side to side of Fig. 6, and is in fact the original upper edge shown in Fig. 1. Next, said edge 13, together with the edges 12 and 16, and portions of the flaps 7 and 8 are folded over to form the member 17, see Fig. 7. This member 17 may now be rolled over one or more times toward the apex 18 of the material to complete a cap or hood. If said member 17 is thus rolled over on the material there is produced a roll like member 19 having two ends 20 and'21 which may be secured together under the chin of the-wearer, as indicated in Fig. 9.

When the flaps 7 and 8 are folded on the lines 10 and 15, down into the positions shown in Fig. 6, there remains a portion 25 of said flaps on the side of said material opposite to the side appearing in Fig. 6, all

.as will be clear from Fig. 8.

This said portion 25 is triangular in form asshown, it is of a double thickness belng composed of the folds or flaps t and 8, and

it forms a pocket with that portion of the These said fastening means in the folded' hood come opposite the slit or crack 3 L, which when on the wearers head opens out in a more or less uneven manner. and the fastening means 32 and 33 serve to close the gap and to cause the fabric to fit more snugly the head of the wearer, all as Wlll be clear from Fig. 10.

Located well inside the edge 5 of the sheet 1, and passing through holes 36 and 37 are adjustable fasteners such as the draw strings 38 and 39 having the ends 40 and -tl respectively. When the hood is on the head of the wearer, these draw strings come over the forehead, and may be employed to pucker, or to draw the fabric more tightly around the head. That is to say, the strings 32 and 33 are employed to adjustably draw the cloth to a snug fit. and then the drawstrings 40 and 41 still further adjustably secure the cloth and make it still more snugly fit the wearer.

Also, carried by the sheet of material 1, and preferably overlying the fold or flap 8 is the extra piece of fabric 45, which is con-- veniently made of wool, in order to afford more warmth. This piece is conveniently detachably attached to the sheet 1, as by the fastening means 46, and for the sake of clearness has not been illustrated in Figs. 2 to 8. It however, has been indicated in dotted lines in Figs. 9 and 10.

Outside the draw strings 38 and 39 on the sheet 1 arelocated the adjustable securing means lti and 47, in this instance shown as strings. In the folded hood, these fastening means come opposite the ears and jaws of thewearer as indicated. in Fig. 9, and are useful in detachably and adjustably securing a face protecting piece 50 across the face as indicated in dotted lines inFig. 9. When not'in use, said piece 50 may be tucked away around the back of the hood on the inside, or outside, or it may be allowed to hang looseas illustrated in full lines in said Fig. 9. Said piece 50, is conveniently provided with adjustable fastening means 51 at each end for cooperating with said fastening means 16 and 4-7 as will bereadily under I am enabled without cutting the cloth to form a wearable hood.

It will further be seen that by providing any suitable adjustable means such as 32 and 33 at the back of the hood, and any suitable adjustable means such as $0 and ll at the front of the hood, I am enabled to so puckerand adjust the material to the head of the wearer'as will secure a snug and tight fit in all cases, even though the original sheets 1 are of a uniform size.

It will further be clear that by providing the extra protecting pieces such as 45 and 50, I am enabled to make the hood as warm as desired in any climate, and that by suitably choosing the material of the hood and of said pieces, I am enabled to adapt the hood to a wide variety of uses. For example, the hood can be made of ordinary fabrics for ordinary wear, or it can be made wholly or in part of asbestos for firemens use. Especially can the detachable pieceao be made of asbestos, when it is desired to protect the face against high temperatures. Of course, any suitable and well known fasteners may be substituted for those disclosed.

In fact, it is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details of construction as well as the arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention,

and therefor, I do not wish to be limited to the above disclosure except as may be required by the claims.

What I claim is 1. A hood made from a single rectangular piece of sheet material folded to receive the wearers head, and provided at its back with. adjustable means adapted to cause said ma terial to snugly fit said head, said n'laterial also rolled to form. a portion adapted to be secured under the wearers chin; substantially as described.

2. A hood made from a single rectangular piece of sheet material folded to form a pocket to receive the wearers head and an open slit like-space at theback, and provided at its front and back with adjustable means adapted to cause said material to snugly fit said head, said material also rolled to from a portion adapted to be secured under the wearers chin, substantially as described.

3. A hood made from a single rectangular piece of sheet material folded toform a pocket to receive the wearers head and an open slit like space at the back, and providedwith an integral portion adapted to be se- K scribed.

4c. A hood made from a single rectangular piece of sheet material folded to form a pocket to receive the wearers head and an open slit like space at the back, and provided "i with an integral rolled portion adapted to be tied under the chin of the wearer, as well as at its front and back with adjustable means adapted to cause said material to snugly fit said head, substantially as described.

5. A hood made from a single piece of cloth folded to receive the head of the wearer and having a portion of said cloth rolled to tie under the chin; said hood provided at its back with adjustable fastening means and at its front with draw strings coacting to take up the slack of said hood and cause it to snugly fit said head; and means associated with said hood to extend across the face, substantially as described.

6. A hood made from a single rectangular piece of sheet material folded to receive the wearers head, provided at its back with ad justable means adapted to cause said material to snugly fit said head; and provided on its inside with a detachable warmth retaining piece, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence oftwo witnesses.

JACOB K. GRIFFITH.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM NASH, G120. D. STROH.

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